Testing

To test the Rantopad Mammoth, I’ll be using a huge array of mice to fully review the gaming surface. Some are not pictured, but I’ll be using a generic optical mouse, a Razer Deathadder, a Razer Krait, a Saitek GM3200, a MSI StarMouse, an Ideazon Reaper and a very retro rollerball mouse.

These mice are a mixture between infra-red, laser, optical and rollerball which means that every base is covered.

I’ll start this by the tracking graph which is explained here. As you can see this pad tracks 100% perfectly. No problems here.

As with most hard mouse pads, there is a grinding sound as you draw your mouse over the pad. After switching between this, the S&S and the Ratpadz GS and XT, I can say that this is the quietest of the lot. This is due to the way that the surface has been finished. It’s almost as if it’s been poorly polished to give the mouse glide, but still keep its obviously awesome tracking.

In Battlefield 2142, the combination of smooth glide and top-notch tracking proved that your mouse pad does affect gameplay. The size of the pad became an issue when I was doing a bit of low sensitivity flying, but overall the pad made a small, but noticeable difference to my skill. There is nothing more annoying than your performance being hampered by your mouse when playing a game like Battlefield.

After a while, heat and sweat levels rose which made the bottom part of the pad moist meaning I had to dry my wrist a few times otherwise it would start to irritate me. Providing you keep a towel close you’ll be fine.

All the mice enjoyed the experience of being used on the pad. The Saitek GM3200 at max sensitivity was perfect and there was no negative acceleration or cursor jumping. Even the rollerball worked well on the pad.

While the pad can be moved easily with your hand, the pad stayed put, even when I was frantically slaying the enemy in a heated match.